THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

Grey River Argus, 24 July 1913, Page 5

THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

adverse wbafpher, con3esi- ■-..:.-;■ ■■_..' v tions. ";.■ ;■■• • ■ (Per Press (Rcd;-A9.30 " p.-iii.) : 'f:V. H v ;; ; SYDNEYj July ...2 3 vi; weather is wintry- and it is rain ing- steadily. j --The .^Health, .authorities -are . view iing the unpleasant .change with concern, pointing- put \; that small pox is always Avbrse in' wih'ted . tlmn in sum- '.:-/.■■ ■ j---. '''■■-.;.■ . ;'■:';;': The history of the /epidemics -show that people in summer^ not ikeepinf iridßors /and not keeping- close together do not . transmit the disease with the same freedom as in winter. The Newcastle case has been diagnosed as- small pox. TAKING. PRECAUTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, ;july 23. - Measures were taken by the 'Christchurch Hospital and -Charitable Aid -Board to fight the^butbrealc of such disease as small pox were referred to iri; reports before the ; Board at its' riieet ing to-day. : ■•' • • ' The report from the public health committee said ; that owing to advice received from the Health Department that an outbreak: of pustalar disease, groKably small pox, had occurred in fhe Island. had been made to cope with it should an 'outbreak occur in this district. The isolation hospital 9at Bottle lake is feadj 1 - to receive patients, and splendid accommodation has been arranged for; \ ' ' ' ':'-■. "The -Health Inspector, so that there .shall' be rib contact with the^ office staff and the Chairman of the Committee, has been -. granted authority to act should an emergency arise without calling the committee together.' The need for' vaccination has been urged' upon members of the Board's staff, and all" those "likely to be exposed to infection have been vaccinated. -...••«..-■